Lee RanaldoTuesday, March 20th, 2012, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Despite a vast history of production, poetry, writing, photography, and of course helping re-invent the modern approach to electric guitar chronicled under his belt, Sonic Youth guitarist and co-founder Lee Ranaldo has yet to release a solo album of his songs in a rock band context until now. His brand new Matador release "Between the Time and Tides" comes out March 20th, and on this day Lee visits Brian Turner's show to blast through what's sure to be an amazing set of new songs and probably some surprises as well. His live band, which features Alan Licht, Irwin Menken, and longtime SY drummer cohort Steve Shelley, has been playing around NYC since October's debut at the Bell House. Not only do they evoke Lee's finest moments and songcraft from his contributions to Sonic Youth, but also can be said to further feed his pure classic rock jones via the likes of Crazy Horse and Television. Not to be missed!

Matt KeatingMonday, March 19th, 2012, Noon - 3pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Back in the 1970's a string of unusually introspective, melancholic songwriters had their day in the sun-- people like David Ackles and Tim Hardin--- and Matt Keating is a modern-day practitioner of that fine tradition. Straddling the line between Americana and pop, Keating has just released "Wrong Way Home," his 10th collection of catchy story-songs. Matt Keating drops by WFMU to play live.

Postcard Records: The Sound of Young Scotland, Plus
Sunday, March 18th, 2012, 5pm - 7pm
on
Gaylord Fields's show
Join Gaylord Fields and his fellow WFMU DJ Faye as they explore in words and music the British indie scene of the early 1980 — with a concentrated emphasis on Alan Horne’s short-lived yet legendary Glasgow music label Postcard Records. The focal point of this momentous radio event will certainly be the airing of the entire Postcard 45 discography, with all but one single coming from the personal collection of Mr. Fields. The remainder of the program will be supplemented with other songs of significance emanating from that epoch, as well as spirited conversation between the two presenters — one of whom was yet to be born when these records changed the musical landscape more than 30 years ago.

WFMU Broadcasts live from Beerland in Austin, TX!
Saturday, March 17th, 2012, 9pm - 3am
on
Live Broadcasts and Special Events
WFMU is returning once again for a show in Austin, Texas, broadcasting live from Beerland (711.5 Red River) on Saturday, March 17th starting at 9pm ET! Join Liz Berg, Brian Turner, and Jason Sigal with six bands in a big ol' Tex-mess of a bill, some of which we must keep under wraps (for now). We can tell you that we'll be broadcasting a reunion gig of Ohio's legendary Death of Samantha (featuring Guided By Voices/Cobra Verde vets Doug Gillard and John Petkovic) plus a super-rare show from woodsy New England psychedelicists The Supreme Dicks (whose entire discography was out in a Jagjaguwar label box set this year). Stay tuned to WFMU, our homepage news and our Facebook event page for more, full event announcement soon!

Shanren, Folk Rock from ChinaSaturday, March 17th, 2012, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Shanren - the "Mountain Men" - blend the traditions of mountainous southwest China with rock, reggae and ska. The four-piece combines guitar, bass and drums with traditional folk instruments of China's Yi ethnic minority. Now on a very grassroots self-funded debut North American tour, Shanren makes its NJ club debut Tuesday March 20 at the Saint in Asbury Park. But you'll hear Shanren's first ever Garden State appearance right here on FMU. And if you like what you hear - no need to wait - thanks to the wonders of modern technology, the band will hightail it from FMU to Ran Tea House in Williamsburg for an 8 pm set immediately after the radio session.

Wretched WorstFriday, March 16th, 2012, Midnight - 3am
on
Wm. Berger presents My Castle of Quiet
Out of Kentucky they come, from their home near the corner of wherever Can, grindcore and Flipper intersect. Their exuberant group improvisations, laden with doom-wrought concepts and Downer-rock riffage, are typically wrapped in a bloody mess of a drawing, ink on fishpaper, courtesy of vocalist / illustrator Matt Minter. Yes, I speak of Wretched Worst, the band that everyone in the noise-rock microverse is talking about, the first live band on The Castle in several months, and a great artist to mark the program's return to live music. Expect ashes and rubble in their wake. Expect the unexpected. Expect nothing and everything. Wretched Worst return to NY as part of a mini-tour to promote their new release, Worse Than Jail, that also features shows in Cleveland, Philadelphia, Providence and Brooklyn on 3/17.

Mike Hudson of the Pagans
Thursday, March 15th, 2012, Noon - 3pm
on
Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Mike Hudson, lead singer and songwriter of the seminal punk band, The Pagans will be Diane's guest on the Peer Pressure segment of the show. Listeners will be able to ask Mike questions via the comments board, and Mike will play music from his past, present and talk about his future. He's been following a dual career since the '70's as a writer and musician, having recorded 16 albums and written 5 books. The Peer Pressure segment of Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine is on from 1-2:30 pm; tune in at noon for the leadup to Mike's appearance and the rest of the program!!

Roxy GordonTuesday, March 13th, 2012, 6pm - 7pm
on
Give The Drummer Some with Doug Schulkind
(on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Doug Schulkind presents an hour of spoken-words-set-to-music from the unheard poet-mystic Roxy Gordon. Writing and drinking buddies with Townes Van Zandt, Gordon was a full-Choctaw outlaw misfit, a West Texas magical-realist troubadour, a stone-cold American original whose hardscrabble voice and dreamy wordscapes will leave you light headed and heavy hearted.

Sophia KnappTuesday, March 13th, 2012, 3am - 6am
on
Dark Night of the Soul with Julie
Sophia takes a break from Brooklyn band Cliffie Swan (Formerly Lights) with her own solo material. Backed by a tight band, her gentle voice is framed by funky keyboard grooves and soulful melodies. The band turned the lights down low for this set, and you should too.

Mali Yaro and Goumbé StarSaturday, March 10th, 2012, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Since forming in the mid 90s, Niger's Mali Yaro and Goumbé Star have been singing about serious political and social issues: the band's latest CD makes an impassioned call for peace in the troubled north of the country. But this electric West African powerhouse also knows how to let loose, delighting crowds on its first US tour with potent polyrhythmic dancefloor workouts. Mali Yaro and Goumbé Star hit the stage at the Shrine in Harlem Friday March 16 at midnight - and we'll get a taste of what's to come with tonight's live FMU session.

Dave Muller
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012, 9am - Noon
on
This Is The Modern World with Trouble
On Tuesday March 6, Dave Muller, an artist and a DJ, will be a guest on This is the Modern World with Trouble. Muller's artwork revolves around the intersection of art and music. The artist's background as a DJ is part of his visual art practice: his installations of large-scale acrylic drawings and long-play sound works often "sample" and "mix" images and recordings by other artists and musicians. PLUS he has a killer record collection, which he will share with lucky us!

Larkin Grimm
Monday, March 5th, 2012, 9pm - Midnight
on
Airborne Event
The long list of people who believe Larkin Grimm to be crazy includes President George W. Bush's daughter Barbara, Michael Gira of Swans, and David Longstreth of the Dirty Projectors, as well as three of her own siblings. Airborne Event makes no judgment as to Larkin's sanity but considers her good people & happily welcomes her back for a second appearance. She has a new record out called "Soul Retrieval," which is worth listening to. Tune in to hear some magick in the studio on March 5th.

AlumniaTuesday, February 21st, 2012, Noon - 2pm
on
Scones Radio
Catch an eclectic guitar and DJ session courtesy of Livorno-based group Almunia on this week's edition of the Scones Radio podcast. Comprised of multi-instrumentalist Leo Ceccanti and DJ/producer Gianluca Salvadori, the duo released New Moon on the Claremont 56 label last year, a wonderful album of groovy psychededelia bridging the sounds of Fleetwood Mac and Tangerine Dream with house.

USC professor Josh KunWednesday, February 15th, 2012, 8pm - 9pm
on
Mudd Up! with DJ/Rupture
This Wednesday at 8pm on WFMU, USC professor Josh Kun will join DJ Rupture on Mudd Up!, to discuss the current wave of hyperviolent Mexican drug ballads (largely produced in L.A., it turns out) and to examine the question ‘why aren’t other songs being sung?’

Mike GTuesday, February 14th, 2012, Noon - 2pm
on
Scones Radio
On this episode of the Scones podcast, SoCal-based DJ and producer Mike G throws down a swagged-out mix of Bmore/Jersey/bass-influenced wot u call it club tracks. He co-hosts the Seismic Imports radio show on RWD.FM and has a new EP out on the Car Crash Set label. SWAG.

The LoomMonday, February 13th, 2012, Noon - 3pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Brooklyn-based folk-rockers The Loom named their newest album "Teeth" in honor of the physical part of you that outlasts you the longest. It's maybe a statement about legacies, and how people strive to find joy, despite life's setbacks, that will outlast their physicality. The Loom conduct their musical search with intricate percussive moments in psyche-folk infused tunes. The Loom plays live on Irene's show.

Dustin WongMonday, February 13th, 2012, 9am - Noon
on
Liz Berg's show
Guitar and loop pedal virtuoso Dustin Wong (ex-Ponytail, Ecstatic Sunshine) stops by the studio for another stellar live set of orchestrated, one-man symphonies. Dustin will delight and defy your ears with elegantly layered compositions from his forthcoming album, entitled "Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads" (Thrill Jockey). Catch him live on Jan 21st at 285 Kent Ave, or on Feb 3rd at Glasslands Gallery.

Joy AskewMonday, February 6th, 2012, Noon - 3pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
With an impressive resume featuring singing stints with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Joe Jackson, Laurie Anderson, and Sufjan Stevens, Joy Askew is still a relative unknown as a songwriter. Joy's fourth album of originals called "Drunk On You," playfully touches on themes dear to the heart of Occupy-Wall-Streeters, of social justice, and she even throws in a few creative love songs. Joy Askew brings her band in for a live set.

Brown Bird
Saturday, February 4th, 2012, 6am - 9am
on
Shrunken Planet with Jeffrey Davison
The Rhode Island folk duo stopped by the WFMU studios on a recent trip to New York when they were in town to play at Le Poisson Rouge. David Lamb and MorganEve Swain are able to tap into that dark strain of the rural American tradition and produce songs of beautiful melancholy, but they also manage to pull off some stomp-worthy old timey tunes that wouldn't have sounded out of place eighty years ago. Tune in and see why an appearance at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival has finally brought them some well-deserved attention.

70,000 Tons of Metal RECAP
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012, Noon - 3pm
on
Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
She's at it again! Donning her pirate gear, Diane has risked sinking cruise ships and encounters with Captain Coward to bring the WFMU listeners a report straight from 70,000 Tons of Metal, the heaviest festival on the high seas! With 40 bands aboard such as Venom, Exciter, Candlemass, Pestilence, Therion, God Dethroned and OverKill, Diane promises to aid listeners in re-witnessing what this Caribbean exploration was like, in all it's heaviness and glory- through music and photos!

Fujiya & MiyagiThursday, February 2nd, 2012, 6am - 9am
on
Underwater Theme Park with Meghan
Fujiya & Miyagi stop by Meghan's show to play a quick set on their short tour across the US and Canada to promote their new album Ventriloquizzing. Fujiya and Miyagi are an English electronic band from Brighton who are influenced by Krautrock bands such as Neu!, Can and Aphex Twin. You won't be able to stop bobbing your head as your mind wanders off into the ether

Black PusTuesday, January 31st, 2012, 6am - 9am
on
Marty McSorley's show
Black Pus is Brian Chippendale of Lighting Bolt fame's solo drum assault on everything that is good and holy. The sound this man unleashes melts faces faster than whatever that stuff in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was.

Dennis Diken and Edward Rogers
Monday, January 30th, 2012, Noon - 3pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
London, Paris, New York & New Jersey on The Bowery, A Night of New Music and Friends with, Dennis Diken and Edward Rogers - On Friday, February 3, 2012, three distinctive music combos come together to present an evening of original live music, featuring songs from their current and upcoming releases. With varied musical influences, Dennis Diken with Bell Sound, Edward Rogers & The Biba Crowd and Marni Rice & Le Garage Cabaret, promise a night of variety with varied international influences -- from Paris to London to New York and New Jersey. Dennis and Ed drop by to give a preview of the event, and to spin a few records.

Muscles of JoyFriday, January 27th, 2012, 9am - Noon
on
The Long Rally with Scott McDowell
Muscles of Joy are a seven-piece band of women artists and filmmakers from Glasgow, Scotland, stopping by to record a set for WFMU prior to playing at the New Museum on the evening of January 27th. Muscles of Joy play a homespun, primitive and catchy kind of post-punk, using gorgeous overlapping vocalisms, no-wave guitars, oddball lyrics, and homemade instruments. Please see their debut LP on Watts of Goodwill and hear them on today's show!

FreeLoading author Chris Ruen's "Elegy for the Piracy Wars"Thursday, January 26th, 2012, 9am - Noon
on
Talk's Cheap with Jason Sigal
While the internet high-fived itself over last week's successful SOPA/PIPA blackout, Chris Ruen protested against the protest. In An Elegy for the Piracy Wars, the Slate Magazine, NY Times and NY Press contributor lamented how sensationalism trumped informed discussion because these proposed laws might not have inherently evil intentions. So is the author of the forthcoming book FreeLoading in favor of American Censorship? Tune in at 11am to find out as we pour one out for Megaupload!

Space JamTuesday, January 24th, 2012, Noon - 2pm
on
Scones Radio
You've yet to file your taxes, but you demand a return. Okay, we can help. In this quick, easy, and secure installment of the Scones Radio podcast, TURRBOTAX® resident DJ Space Jam throws down a splendid mix of '90s house fare from her native Chi-town. The Scones crew will attest to TURRBOTAX® being New York's sprightliest dance party at the moment, where once a month a little part of Brooklyn transforms into a sweaty outpost for the UK club sounds taking the world by storm.

The ImmaculatesTuesday, January 24th, 2012, 6am - 9am
on
Marty McSorley's show
This stripped down white soul group will show you why they are the hardest working DIY band in Brooklyn. Then you will have no choice but to dance.

Ava LunaSunday, January 22nd, 2012, 6am - 9am
on
Beastin' The Airwaves! with Keili
This is a long planned and long-time coming event, first discussed back in 2008 before Ava Luna's first album, "3rd Avenue Island" was even released. Ava Luna mixes their influences from punk, rock, pop and everything else you can think of, to create a sound like no other. It's bass heavy, sometimes dancey, sometimes, head banging, sometimes WTF? But always awesome and with beautiful harmonies. Look forward to their new album, "Ice Level," coming in February!

Twin GunsTuesday, January 17th, 2012, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
This two-man sonic assault takes aim at sensory overload, combining influences like the Jesus and Mary Chain, New York No Wave and, yes, the Gun Club, for an all-out blast of rock fury.

Barry AdamsonSunday, January 15th, 2012, 3am - 6am
on
Imaginary Radio with Chris M.
The legendary Barry Adamson (The Bad Seeds, Magazine) comes to the WFMU studios to perform material from his upcoming tenth album 'I Will Set You Free'. The outstanding new album has been described as ranging "from the fingertip fire of rock numbers to emotive, yearning noir ballads and new wave inflicted power pop".

Reinhold Friedl (Zeitkratzer)
Saturday, January 14th, 2012, 9pm - Midnight
on
Daniel Blumin's show
Whilst on a brief visit to New York City, Reinhold Friedl, the founder and artistic director of Zeitkratzer (Time Scraper) Ensemble, will be dropping by to chat and play some unreleased and forthcoming Zeitkratzer material along with tracks from his inside-piano solo releases. Since its inception in 1999, the 9-piece chamber ensemble has been blurring the lines between the academy and the worlds of noise/experimental/electronix by taking a crack at the works of sound travelers such as Lou Reed, Whitehouse, Keiji Haino, John Cage, Alvin Lucier, and Terre Thaemlitz. Tune in to hear what's new in the Zeitkratzer universe! Who knows? We may even get an earful of Zeitkratzer's versions of Hamburger Lady or Satan's Spawn!